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All Videos:
Introduction to Student Mental Health for Parents of Secondary Students
This is a recording of a presentation hosted by Yorktown School Psychologists Bethany Banal and Solange Caovan-Hornbake on Student Mental Health.
APS School Social Workers and School Psychologists
This video is about APS School Social Workers and School Psychologists and the work they are doing with students this year.
Student Dyslexia Panel: A Student Perspective on Dyslexia
Student Dyslexia Panel
Overview of the Parent Resource Center
This video provides an overview of the Parent Resource Center. Hosted by Kathleen Donovan and Kelly Mountain, Special Education Coordinators in the Parent Resource Center.
Tips to make your iPad function better at home
Tips to make your iPad Function Better at Home
Accessing the APS Technical Support Website
This video discusses how to access the APS Technical Support website and highlights resources and tutorials available to support students.
Student Services
This video provides information to parents and guardians regarding substance abuse prevention. The information presented is provided by the Office of Student Services in conjunction with the Arlington Department of Human Services.
Food and Nutrition Services
As students begin to gradually transition back to schools for Hybrid/In-Person Learning, the Office of Food and Nutrition Services wants to share information with families about what students can expect when receiving breakfast and lunch at their school.
Parenting during COVID-19
DHS video on supervision guidelines, safe sleep, and safe discipline prepared for the APS Parent Academy.
Early Childhood – Reading With Your Child
This video provides an overview of some of the benefits of reading with your child. It also explores ways to engage your child in reading and the types of questions you can ask your child as you read together.
Early Childhood – Transitioning Back to School
Hosted by Lorin Youngdahl, Social Emotional Coach for Early Childhood. Tips to help your young child successfully transition back to school.
The College Application Process
This presentation includes several videos prepared by counselors at Washington-Liberty High School to provide information about the college application process.
Dyslexia Conference: Recognizing and Supporting a Student with more than Dyslexia
This video is from the APS virtual 2020 Dyslexia Conference, prepared and presented by the Special Education Parent Resource Center (PRC).
Learn about the experiences children with dyslexia face, resultant social-emotional-behavioral warning signs, and an introduction to strategies to help support your growing child.
Parent Academy Presentation on Athletic Participation
Parent Academy Presentation on Athletic Participation
Family Life Education
This video is about Parent Academy – Family Life Education
CTE Student Organizations (Career & Technical Education)
In this video, learn about the various Career and Technical Student Organizations for secondary students in Arlington Public Schools.
Using Canvas
This video was created for students and parents, by the Office of Enterprise Solutions in Arlington Public Schools. It provides an overview of Canvas, Arlington’s Learning Management System, from a web browser view. Learn how to know where to find what to do, when it’s due, how you did, and how to ask for help, via various tools in Canvas. Overview includes: managing Account, using the Dashboard, Calendar, To Do list, finding feedback, and ways to communicate with a Teacher via Canvas.
Using Seesaw
This video provides an overview of Seesaw: a student-driven digital platform, and how this tool is being used by grades pre-k through 5, to engage students and strengthen the home-school connection specifically during this time of distance learning. More information with directions on how to log-in to Seesaw from home will be added soon.
Social-Emotional Learning (SEL)
This video was created by a panel of school psychologists from the Office of Student Services. It highlights the added importance of Social Emotional Learning during this time of Distance Learning and briefly discusses the services that are available in Arlington Public Schools. The video also shares suggestions for creating a successful learning environment for our students at home.
Activities & Athletics
This video was created by the Office of Health, Physical and Driver Education & Athletics in Arlington Public Schools. It provides a brief overview of the programs and services available during this time of distance learning that extend outside of the instructional day. This video will share information on clubs, activities and athletics. It will be updated as more information becomes available.
Fine Arts
This video was created by a panel of Arts Education faculty members. It provides a brief overview of the Arts Education program and services available in Arlington Public Schools during this time of distance learning. An example of a virtual concert, performed by elementary students, is shared within the video.
Early Childhood – VPI and PreK
This video was created by the Office of Elementary and Early Childhood. It provides a brief overview of the Virginia Preschool Initiative (VPI) virtual home visits for families in the Arlington Public Schools.
Special Education
This video was created by a panel of staff members from the Office of Special Education and the Special Education Parent Resource Center (PRC). It provides a brief overview of special education services and supports that are available in Arlington Public Schools during this time of distance learning. The video also shares several suggestions for creating a successful learning environment for students with disabilities at home.
English Learners
This video was created by the Office of English Learners. It provides a brief overview of English Learner services available in Arlington Public Schools. It addresses how English Learners (ELs) will be supported both academically and emotionally during this time of distance learning.
Gifted Students
This video was created by the Office of Gifted Services in Arlington Public Schools. It provides a brief overview of how services are delivered through a collaborative cluster approach in kindergarten through 12th grade. A panel of resource teachers for the gifted (RTGs), representing elementary, middle and high school, share their perspectives on how services need not change in a distance learning model even though the primary mode for how teachers deliver gifted services has changed.
Advanced Placement (AP)
This PowerPoint was created by the Office of Secondary Education. It provides a brief overview of Advanced Placement (AP) in Arlington Public Schools. It addresses how AP students will be supported academically during this time of distance learning.
Career & Technical Education (CTE)
This video was created by the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education. It provides a brief overview of the program and services in Arlington Public Schools and how CTE is adapting to distance learning in the fall.
International Baccalaureate (IB)
This video was created by the Office of Secondary Education. It provides a brief overview of the International Baccalaureate (IB) Program in Arlington Public Schools. It addresses how IB students will be supported academically and provides a brief overview of how students will be assessed during this time of distance learning.